Articles filed under Political Figures
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As Iowa homestretch nears, Clinton starts showcasing softer sideDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - CORALVILLE, Iowa -- It was a blunt question for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the end of a long campaign day. A young man said he knew a lot of people who just didn't like h...
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Clinton stirs Chicago crowd at fundraiserDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Trumpeting her familiar campaign themes and raising money for the stretch run, Hillary Clinton stopped in her home state long enough to fire up a raucous crowd of suppor...
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Hillary Clinton will struggle to sell herself as an agent of changeDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Things are not working. The war in Iraq, originally penciled in for a month or two, is in its fifth year and will not end soon. The war in Afghanistan, once seemingly wo...
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Obama not getting national union support for presidential bidDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's appeal among Democrats is undeniable. He's near the top of every poll and he packs rooms wherever he goes. But a vital piece of the Democrat...
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Volunteers from suburbs stump door to door in a small Iowa townDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- It's not quite 11 a.m. Saturday and Ray Spencer is among the first to arrive at Barack Obama's main street storefront campaign office. B...
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Lesser-known candidates find 'highly motivated' helpDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Barack Obama lives in Chicago; Hillary Clinton grew up in Park Ridge. Naturally, their campaigns mine lots of volunteers from the area. But other campaigns also have sta...
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Barack Obama attends church, describes his faith amid false rumorsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MASON CITY, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday confronted one of the persistent falsehoods circulating about him on the Internet. He went to church. His attendance ...
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Clinton, Bush share wrong idea on mortgagesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - She who would be president excoriates, as Democratic presidential candidates must, the current president and almost all his works. But she and he largely agree regarding...
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Obama battles religion rumorsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MASON CITY, Iowa -- Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday confronted one of the persistent falsehoods circulating about him on the Internet. He went to church. His attendance ...
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Democrats agree: Tax the wealthiestDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Democratic presidential hopefuls called for higher taxes on the highest-paid Americans and on big corporations Thursday and agreed in an unusually cord...